IPSA expenses cover the business costs of doing the job of an MP — staffing, office running costs, accommodation and travel — not personal salary. Full details on what counts as a claim are in the methodology.
Total claimed this year
£170
Total claimed — selected period (2025-26)
£6,843
View full itemised claims below
Spend by category — 2025-26
Uma Kumaran expenses by financial year
These totals sum the IPSA records currently held on this site for each financial year. The newest period can change as IPSA publishes further data. Category names are retained exactly as IPSA published them.
| Financial year | Published total | Largest published category | Records held | Open year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | £6,843 | Office Costs (£6,843) | 16 | View claims |
A published total can differ from a simple count of visible individual claims because IPSA also publishes some annual totals and withholds some details for security or data protection. See the methodology.
Itemised claims
Download all claims (CSV)| Subcategory | Status | Description | Source | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Office Costs | Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | £70 | 2025-26 | 26 Feb 2026 | Paid | — | View source |
| Office Costs | Software & applications | £100 | 2025-26 | 24 Jan 2026 | Paid | APPLE.COM/BILL | View source |
| Office Costs | Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | £80 | 2025-26 | 17 Dec 2025 | Paid | — | View source |
| Office Costs | Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | £50 | 2025-26 | 15 Oct 2025 | Paid | — | View source |
| Office Costs | Software & applications | £148 | 2025-26 | 3 Sept 2025 | Paid | KAPWING PRO PLAN | View source |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | £957 | 2025-26 | 8 Aug 2025 | Paid | Printing of Annual Report | View source |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | £195 | 2025-26 | 30 Jul 2025 | Paid | Design and layout MP´s Annual Report | View source |
| Office Costs | Postage & couriers | £1,107 | 2025-26 | 23 Jul 2025 | Paid | JOGPOST | View source |
| Office Costs | Postage & couriers | £1,872 | 2025-26 | 23 Jul 2025 | Paid | Distribution of Member of Parliament Annual Report in constituency | View source |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | £138 | 2025-26 | 2 Jul 2025 | Paid | Banner August 2025 | View source |
| Office Costs | Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | £80 | 2025-26 | 24 Jun 2025 | Paid | — | View source |
| Office Costs | Software & applications | £1,476 | 2025-26 | 15 Jun 2025 | Paid | ELECTED TECHNOLOGIES | View source |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | £122 | 2025-26 | 2 Jun 2025 | Paid | Banner July 2025 | View source |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | £182 | 2025-26 | 12 May 2025 | Paid | Banner June 2025 | View source |
| Office Costs | Stationery & printing | £186 | 2025-26 | 29 Apr 2025 | Paid | Banner May 2025 | View source |
| Office Costs | Venue hire, meetings & surgeries | £80 | 2025-26 | 2 Apr 2025 | Paid | — | View source |
Similar claims by other MPs
Other MPs who claimed under “Postage & couriers” in 2025-26. Browse all Postage & couriers claims
| MP | Amount | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Katie Lam Conservative | £14,331 | 4 Nov 2025 | Postage for crime survey |
| Feryal Clark Labour | £5,760 | 9 Mar 2026 | Cost for delivery of 48,000 leaflets to each property |
| Alan Mak Conservative | £5,638 | 13 Aug 2025 | Postage - MP-Constituent Communication |
| Bradley Thomas Conservative | £4,730 | 8 Aug 2025 | Constituency update leaflet, 08.08.25 |
| Abtisam Mohamed Labour | £4,608 | 23 Oct 2025 | Advance Claim - Design Print Distribution Group - Big Conversation Leaflet Delivery |
| Harpreet Uppal Labour | £4,458 | 26 Jan 2026 | THE LABOUR PARTY |
| Helena Dollimore Labour (Co-op) | £4,381 | 12 Jan 2026 | Correspondence with constituents |
| Dame Meg Hillier Labour (Co-op) | £4,350 | 24 Mar 2026 | Stamps |
| John Lamont Conservative | £4,349 | 31 Jul 2025 | Parliamentry update newsletter - postage |
| Dr Simon Opher Labour | £4,162 | 19 Nov 2025 | SQ DEXTERITY MARKETIN |
| Sarah Russell Labour | £4,129 | 10 Nov 2025 | ROYAL MAIL DOOR TO DOO |
| Shaun Davies Labour | £4,041 | 18 Sept 2025 | Annual Report |
Labour average — 2025-26
£18,102
All-MP average — 2025-26
£18,166
Outside financial interests
Separate from IPSA expenses, MPs must publicly register outside earnings, donations and support, gifts, land and property, shareholdings and other interests. Search all MPs' interests. Data from the UK Parliament Register of Members' Financial Interests, shown by category exactly as published.
3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources
UK Athletics Limited - £800.00
£800Registered 4 Aug 2026View sourceLive Nation - £509.00
£509Registered 14 Jul 2026View sourceUK Athletics Limited - £400.00
£400Registered 21 Jul 2025View source
4. Visits outside the UK
International visit to Qatar between 05 December 2025 and 08 December 2025
£5,968Registered 19 Jan 2026View sourceInternational visit to Brazil between 10 November 2025 and 17 November 2025
£4,170Registered 15 Dec 2025View source
10. Family members engaged in third-party lobbying
Jacob Tilley employed as Lobbyist
Registered 15 Jul 2024View source
Uma Kumaran expenses — common questions
- How much did Uma Kumaran claim in expenses in 2025-26?
- Uma Kumaran claimed £6,843 in IPSA business costs in 2025-26. IPSA expenses cover staffing, offices, travel and accommodation for parliamentary work — not personal salary.
- What did Uma Kumaran claim for?
- In 2025-26, Uma Kumaran's largest published IPSA category was Office Costs (£6,843). Full itemised claims with source links are on this page.
- Where does Uma Kumaran's expenses data come from?
- Figures are imported from IPSA (the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority) and the UK Parliament Members API. Every amount links to its original IPSA source record.
Figures are presented without ranking or interpretation. Read the methodology for details on data sourcing and publication lag.